Inkpen

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3764).

OriginProto-Brythonic *penn →
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Meanings

proper nounInkpen (countable and uncountable, plural Inkpens)

plural Inkpens

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3764).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Proto-Brythonic*penn“head; top, height”
  2. EnglishInkpen

From an unrecorded Old English element *ing (“hill, peak”), which has been postulated to explain a number of placenames such as Ingon or Ingham, + penn (“enclosure; fold”). The second element may alternatively be Proto-Brythonic *penn (“head; top, height”), but that's less likely.

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Anagrams

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APA

Inkpen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Inkpen

MLA

“Inkpen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Inkpen. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Inkpen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Inkpen.

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